The Adversary

Based on the 2000 book of the same name by Emmanuel Carrère, it is inspired by the real-life story of Jean-Claude Romand. L\'Adversaire\'s protagonist Jean-Marc Faure (Auteuil) pursues an imaginary career as a doctor of medicine in a plot more closely based on Romand\'s life and Carrère\'s book than was Laurent Cantet\'s 2001 film L\'Emploi du Temps. The film was nominated for a Palme d\'Or at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.